Referred to as: Crime Intelligence Operative · Crime Intelligence operative
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Warrant Officer Mpangase, Warrant Officer Sibiya, and Lieutenant Colonel Jacoba met a crime intelligence operative at Isipingo for a briefing before proceeding to CHS Depot to search for the cocaine container.
“We then went to pick him up, and the three of us proceeded to Isipingo, where we met the CI operative, who then briefed us on the information. After a short briefing, we proceeded to CHC depot.”
Crime Intelligence operatives do not actively get involved in crime scenes such as collecting exhibits or processing suspects, to avoid exposing undercover operatives in court.
“It is highly untoward that an operative gets involved actively with a crime scene and collecting exhibits, processing suspects and stuff like that because that means he is going to end up in court. So exposing an undercover operative.”
If Crime Intelligence operatives provide information about containers and have the necessary permissions, Warrant Officer Sander proceeds with inspections and arranges follow-ups as required, but does not verify the permissions independently.
“It is positive on both of the scenarios given to me at the moment. Yes, on both. ... But if the instruction given to me is the container is stacked for you, it is ready for inspection, go look there, I will go and look. But in the other version of when the information comes and then I have to do the necessary follow-ups and arrangements, yes, I do that.”